I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
ARETHA FRANKLINGospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war … You have to learn when to let go. And that’s not easy.
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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.
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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I’m gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.
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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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